Who doesn’t love penguins? Curious and cute, it’s difficult not to watch these flightless birds through an anthropomorphic lens. Just by doing what comes naturally to them, they mimic some of the characteristics that we find most charming and loveable.
A few quick facts about these fascinating creatures. First, they’ve been around a very long time. The oldest penguin fossils were formed 62 million years ago—not so long after the time of the dinosaurs, relatively speaking. Unlike many other avian creatures, penguins have solid (not hollow) bones, and their “wings” have evolved into flippers that still allow them to “fly” underwater—the fastest can shoot forward, like a torpedo, at speeds exceeding 20 miles per hour.
